William Shakespeare ( 10 of 368 )
Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?
Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
Thus the whirligig of time
Brings in his revenges.
Thus the whirligig of time
Brings in his revenges.
If music be the food of love, play on.
If music be the food of love, play on.
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
This even-handed justice
Commends th' ingredience of our poisoned chalice
To our own lips.
This even-handed justice
Commends th' ingredience of our poisoned chalice
To our own lips.
Things at the worst will cease, or e'en climb upward
To what they were before.
Things at the worst will cease, or e'en climb upward
To what they were before.
Breaking his oath and resolution, like
A twist of rotten silk.
Breaking his oath and resolution, like
A twist of rotten silk.
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
For 'tis not good that children should know any wickedness.
For 'tis not good that children should know any wickedness.
